lightsaber

Lucasfilm Ltd. has decided not to sue a laser company it had accused of ripping off its copyrighted Star Wars lightsabers. The company had sent a cease-and-desist letter to Wicked Lasers in June, saying media coverage of the Spyder III Pro Arctic portable laser had lead people to believe they were purchasing a Star Wars […]

‘Darth Vader’ robs New York bank Times are apparently tough on the Dark Side of the Force. Police are searching for a man who donned a Darth Vader mask and cape and held up a New York bank on Thursday. Instead of wielding a lightsaber, though, this Vader used a handgun. Initially, bank customers thought […]

Star Wars creator George Lucas and his company Lucasfilm Ltd. have sent a cease-and-desist letter to Wicked Lasers, the company that manufactures the powerful Spyder III Pro Arctic laser, CNN reports. The letter asks the Hong Kong-based company to stop manufacturing the Pro Arctic laser or change the design of its hilt, which Lucasfilm says […]

Star Wars fans rejoice: someone has finally succeeded in creating a working lightsaber. And it can be yours for only US$197.97. Hong Kong company Wicked Lasers has manufactured “the most dangerous laser ever created,” a lightsaber with a blue beam that can burn retinas and set skin on fire. The Spyder III Pro Arctic features […]